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vald1977 · 07-19-2009, 09:35 PM

Hello everyone

! We just returned home from ten days at Disney yesterday and I am bummed. Figured the best thing to do was relive our trip with a dining report

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The 411:

Our family consists of me (the mom and primary planner), DH, DS age 9 and DD age 3 (turned 4 on the trip). We stayed at POFQ from 7/9 - 7/18. We were on the regular dining plan but did do a couple of meals oop.

Our TS meals were:

Lunch at Rainforest Cafe at Animal Kingdom Post 3
Dinner at Chefs de France Post 12
Dinner at 50's Prime Time Cafe Post 22
Dinner at Cinderella's Royal Table Post 46
Dinner at Akershus (girls) Post 63
Dinner at Teppan Edo (boys) Post 64
Dinner at 'Ohana Post 78
Breakfast at Crystal Palace Post 83
Dinner at Whispering Canyon Cafe Post 94
Dinner at Chef Mickey's Post 97
T-Rex Post 100
Wishes Dessert Party Post 103

We had counter service meals from:

POFQ food court (many different times including breakfast, lunch, and dinner) Post 37
Lunch from the Land food court Post 7
Lunch at Pizza Planet Post 21
Lunch at Wolfgang Puck Express Post 65
Snacks from Goofy's Candy Co. Post 76
Lunch at Columbia Harbor House Post 93
Dinner at Casey's Corner Post 102

And some assorted snacks along the way too

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Here is a pic of us

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Pooh&OurHunny · 07-19-2009, 09:52 PM

I'm in for your yummy reviews.

vald1977 · 07-19-2009, 10:01 PM

We had a very early flight on the 9th so we left our house around 4:00 a.m. . By the time they served a snack on our Jet Blue flight, I was starving. Here's my snack. These little cookies were yummy

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After a short trip on the ME, we were checking in at POFQ. I did the online check-in so the whole thing took about 30 seconds. Our order from Garden Grocer was also there for us already. We got our carry ons and groceries settled into the room and headed out for Animal Kingdom.

Everyone was starving by the time we got to Rainforest Cafe around 2:00 p.m. . We waited about 15 minutes for a table.

We were taken to our table and were seated right next to this guy.

Our server was very friendly but service was S-L-O-W. We ordered an appetizer of mozzarella sticks:

These were your average mozzarella sticks - nothing spectacular but certainly good.

For entrees, I got the Planet Earth Pasta. I get this dish everytime we go to RFC. It is penne pasta with sausage, marinara sauce, fresh mozzarella and fresh grated parmesean. Yum!

DH got a burger and fries. He liked it

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DS got the mac and cheese. He said it was just okay.

DD got pasta with marinara sauce. She didn't eat much of it but liked what she had.

All in all, this meal was just okay. It took almost two hours from start to finish and we didn't even have dessert. That is just a little long for me. This meal was OOP as RFC does not accept the regular dining plan. With tip the bill was $73.

Overall grade - C+

After spending some time in the AK, we stopped and used a couple of snack credits to share some homemade ice cream sandwiches in Dinoland. These are awesome. You can have them with oatmeal cookies or chocolate chip. We got two chocolate chip ones and still had a ton we couldn't eat. They are huge!

Overall grade - A

vald1977 · 07-19-2009, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pooh&OurHunny

I'm in for your yummy reviews.

Hi Pooh&OurHunny! Thanks for joining in

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accountingbabe08 · 07-19-2009, 10:08 PM

welome back looking forward`to your reviews.

vald1977 · 07-19-2009, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by accountingbabe08

welome back looking forward`to your reviews.

Thanks for reading!

vald1977 · 07-19-2009, 10:53 PM

Our next day was at Epcot. We had lunch at the Land food court.
Dh and DD shared a chinese plate.

I had the rotisserie chicken with double mashed potatoes because DS wanted some too.

DS got mac and cheese with grapes and a pudding.

We all shared a slice of chocolate cake

and cheesecake for dessert.

This food was very good! We all kind of shared and had more than enough only using three CS credits. They have quite a variety at this location as well.

Overall grade - A

butiflfeet · 07-19-2009, 10:56 PM

I don't know any better way to get over the "Back from Disney World Blues" than to do dining reviews!

Thanks for sharing

I'm looking forward to more!

vald1977 · 07-19-2009, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by butiflfeet

I don't know any better way to get over the "Back from Disney World Blues" than to do dining reviews!

Thanks for sharing

I'm looking forward to more!

Thanks for reading. I really should go to bed since it is back to work tomorrow but I am having too much fun

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Pooh&OurHunny · 07-19-2009, 11:05 PM

Great update. When we ate at the Rainforest (I thought we had the slowest service too....we could have eaten at a signature meal for the time we ate at the Rainforest and I wasn't too happy with the food)
I love Sunshine Season...I think they have the best CS and I had the rotisserie chicken too and shared it with my son b/c he doesn't eat chicken nuggets...he likes rotisserie or grilled chicken. Can't wait to read more yummy reviews from you. Thank you for sharing

dd50 · 07-19-2009, 11:18 PM

Sounds like you are off to a good start. Can't wait to hear more.

vald1977 · 07-19-2009, 11:23 PM

Our dinner was at Chefs de France. It is one of our faves even though it often gets iffy reviews. I am happy to say it didn't disappoint

. Our PS time was 5:10. We checked in about 10 minutes early and were seated immediately. Our server was wonderful but I am afraid I didn't note his name. He was very pleasant and attentive. All of our meals started with a warm, crusty roll.

DH and I both decided on the French menu which lets you pick an app., entree, and dessert for a set price. You can order this meal on the dining plan.

DH started with the salad but got it with house vinagrette instead of the blue cheese listed on the menu. he loved this salad.

I got the French Onion Soup and it was divine! I would say it was the best soup I have ever eaten. There was lots of cheese and croutons and it was piping hot. It was soooo good.

The kids both got an app. with their dinners as well. They both chose the cheese pastry. It also came with a small side salad which was nice. Neither of the kids much cared for this but DH and I both loved the pastry and I enjoyed the salad as well.

For our entrees, DH and I both got the chicken. We both thought is was delish.

Both kids got the breaded chicken strips served with pasta. This came with a tomato sauce on the side but we didn't use it.

While we were enjoying our dinner, we were visited by a little guest:

This was really cute and the cast member with Remy was outstanding. The kids enjoyed this a lot.

When it was time for dessert, the servers brought out a special birthday treat for DD who was turning 4 on the trip. They sang a birthday song to her and presented her with this:

There was a candle for her to blow out in the cookie before we took the pic.

Both kids picked the chocolate ice cream as their dessert.

And DH and I both chose the puff choux with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce. This was pretty good. Not my favorite dessert and rather messy to eat.

We just love this restaurant and I am glad we fit it into our schedule.

Overall grade - A

Pooh&OurHunny · 07-19-2009, 11:34 PM

We love Chefs de France. My husband got some chicken dish and my son got what your kids got but my son didn't like it. He did enjoy my husband meal b/c he ate half of it. When we go there next time I have to order from the adult menu for my son (he might just eat half but he loved that chicken dish).

vald1977 · 07-19-2009, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pooh&OurHunny

Great update. When we ate at the Rainforest (I thought we had the slowest service too....we could have eaten at a signature meal for the time we ate at the Rainforest and I wasn't too happy with the food)
I love Sunshine Season...I think they have the best CS and I had the rotisserie chicken too and shared it with my son b/c he doesn't eat chicken nuggets...he likes rotisserie or grilled chicken. Can't wait to read more yummy reviews from you. Thank you for sharing

Sunshine Seasons! I knew there was a name for that place! I can't say I blame your son. I would much rather have some rotiserrie chicken than nuggets any day

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Quote:

Sounds like you are off to a good start. Can't wait to hear more.

Thanks for reading

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Steph9072 · 07-19-2009, 11:41 PM

Love your reviews so far...can't wait to read more. Thanks for sharing.

07-19-2009, 09:35 PM	#1
vald1977 I keep thinking that if I keep saying it, it will come true Wants spring and flowers Has weak knee condition...blame Leonardo Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: CT Posts: 4,140	Please join me as I relive our July dining adventures - Finished! Hello everyone ! We just returned home from ten days at Disney yesterday and I am bummed. Figured the best thing to do was relive our trip with a dining report . The 411: Our family consists of me (the mom and primary planner), DH, DS age 9 and DD age 3 (turned 4 on the trip). We stayed at POFQ from 7/9 - 7/18. We were on the regular dining plan but did do a couple of meals oop. Our TS meals were: Lunch at Rainforest Cafe at Animal Kingdom Post 3 Dinner at Chefs de France Post 12 Dinner at 50's Prime Time Cafe Post 22 Dinner at Cinderella's Royal Table Post 46 Dinner at Akershus (girls) Post 63 Dinner at Teppan Edo (boys) Post 64 Dinner at 'Ohana Post 78 Breakfast at Crystal Palace Post 83 Dinner at Whispering Canyon Cafe Post 94 Dinner at Chef Mickey's Post 97 T-Rex Post 100 Wishes Dessert Party Post 103 We had counter service meals from: POFQ food court (many different times including breakfast, lunch, and dinner) Post 37 Lunch from the Land food court Post 7 Lunch at Pizza Planet Post 21 Lunch at Wolfgang Puck Express Post 65 Snacks from Goofy's Candy Co. Post 76 Lunch at Columbia Harbor House Post 93 Dinner at Casey's Corner Post 102 And some assorted snacks along the way too . Here is a pic of us . __________________ Last edited by vald1977; 08-09-2009 at 06:47 PM.

07-19-2009, 09:52 PM	#2
Pooh&OurHunny DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,700	I'm in for your yummy reviews. __________________ Me DH DS (4) Grand Floridian May & October 2007 Swan Feb 2008 AKL May 2008 Swan May 2010

07-19-2009, 10:01 PM	#3
vald1977 I keep thinking that if I keep saying it, it will come true Wants spring and flowers Has weak knee condition...blame Leonardo Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: CT Posts: 4,140	We had a very early flight on the 9th so we left our house around 4:00 a.m. . By the time they served a snack on our Jet Blue flight, I was starving. Here's my snack. These little cookies were yummy . After a short trip on the ME, we were checking in at POFQ. I did the online check-in so the whole thing took about 30 seconds. Our order from Garden Grocer was also there for us already. We got our carry ons and groceries settled into the room and headed out for Animal Kingdom. Everyone was starving by the time we got to Rainforest Cafe around 2:00 p.m. . We waited about 15 minutes for a table. We were taken to our table and were seated right next to this guy. Our server was very friendly but service was S-L-O-W. We ordered an appetizer of mozzarella sticks: These were your average mozzarella sticks - nothing spectacular but certainly good. For entrees, I got the Planet Earth Pasta. I get this dish everytime we go to RFC. It is penne pasta with sausage, marinara sauce, fresh mozzarella and fresh grated parmesean. Yum! DH got a burger and fries. He liked it . DS got the mac and cheese. He said it was just okay. DD got pasta with marinara sauce. She didn't eat much of it but liked what she had. All in all, this meal was just okay. It took almost two hours from start to finish and we didn't even have dessert. That is just a little long for me. This meal was OOP as RFC does not accept the regular dining plan. With tip the bill was $73. Overall grade - C+ After spending some time in the AK, we stopped and used a couple of snack credits to share some homemade ice cream sandwiches in Dinoland. These are awesome. You can have them with oatmeal cookies or chocolate chip. We got two chocolate chip ones and still had a ton we couldn't eat. They are huge! Overall grade - A __________________ Last edited by vald1977; 07-19-2009 at 10:54 PM.

07-19-2009, 10:08 PM	#5
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07-19-2009, 10:53 PM	#7
vald1977 I keep thinking that if I keep saying it, it will come true Wants spring and flowers Has weak knee condition...blame Leonardo Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: CT Posts: 4,140	Our next day was at Epcot. We had lunch at the Land food court. Dh and DD shared a chinese plate. I had the rotisserie chicken with double mashed potatoes because DS wanted some too. DS got mac and cheese with grapes and a pudding. We all shared a slice of chocolate cake and cheesecake for dessert. This food was very good! We all kind of shared and had more than enough only using three CS credits. They have quite a variety at this location as well. Overall grade - A __________________

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07-19-2009, 10:56 PM	#8
butiflfeet Mouseketeer Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: My happy place Posts: 499	I don't know any better way to get over the "Back from Disney World Blues" than to do dining reviews! Thanks for sharing I'm looking forward to more! __________________ Me + DH + 3 furry children Cooper Daisy and Remington

07-19-2009, 11:05 PM	#10
Pooh&OurHunny DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,700	Great update. When we ate at the Rainforest (I thought we had the slowest service too....we could have eaten at a signature meal for the time we ate at the Rainforest and I wasn't too happy with the food) I love Sunshine Season...I think they have the best CS and I had the rotisserie chicken too and shared it with my son b/c he doesn't eat chicken nuggets...he likes rotisserie or grilled chicken. Can't wait to read more yummy reviews from you. Thank you for sharing __________________ Me DH DS (4) Grand Floridian May & October 2007 Swan Feb 2008 AKL May 2008 Swan May 2010

07-19-2009, 11:18 PM	#11
dd50 DIS Veteran Join Date: May 2009 Location: FL Posts: 815	Sounds like you are off to a good start. Can't wait to hear more. __________________

07-19-2009, 11:23 PM	#12
vald1977 I keep thinking that if I keep saying it, it will come true Wants spring and flowers Has weak knee condition...blame Leonardo Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: CT Posts: 4,140	Our dinner was at Chefs de France. It is one of our faves even though it often gets iffy reviews. I am happy to say it didn't disappoint . Our PS time was 5:10. We checked in about 10 minutes early and were seated immediately. Our server was wonderful but I am afraid I didn't note his name. He was very pleasant and attentive. All of our meals started with a warm, crusty roll. DH and I both decided on the French menu which lets you pick an app., entree, and dessert for a set price. You can order this meal on the dining plan. DH started with the salad but got it with house vinagrette instead of the blue cheese listed on the menu. he loved this salad. I got the French Onion Soup and it was divine! I would say it was the best soup I have ever eaten. There was lots of cheese and croutons and it was piping hot. It was soooo good. The kids both got an app. with their dinners as well. They both chose the cheese pastry. It also came with a small side salad which was nice. Neither of the kids much cared for this but DH and I both loved the pastry and I enjoyed the salad as well. For our entrees, DH and I both got the chicken. We both thought is was delish. Both kids got the breaded chicken strips served with pasta. This came with a tomato sauce on the side but we didn't use it. While we were enjoying our dinner, we were visited by a little guest: This was really cute and the cast member with Remy was outstanding. The kids enjoyed this a lot. When it was time for dessert, the servers brought out a special birthday treat for DD who was turning 4 on the trip. They sang a birthday song to her and presented her with this: There was a candle for her to blow out in the cookie before we took the pic. Both kids picked the chocolate ice cream as their dessert. And DH and I both chose the puff choux with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce. This was pretty good. Not my favorite dessert and rather messy to eat. We just love this restaurant and I am glad we fit it into our schedule. Overall grade - A __________________

07-19-2009, 11:34 PM	#13
Pooh&OurHunny DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,700	We love Chefs de France. My husband got some chicken dish and my son got what your kids got but my son didn't like it. He did enjoy my husband meal b/c he ate half of it. When we go there next time I have to order from the adult menu for my son (he might just eat half but he loved that chicken dish). __________________ Me DH DS (4) Grand Floridian May & October 2007 Swan Feb 2008 AKL May 2008 Swan May 2010

07-19-2009, 11:41 PM	#15
Steph9072 DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hoosier State Posts: 951	Love your reviews so far...can't wait to read more. Thanks for sharing. __________________ Me Dh Dd(8) Ds(5)

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